The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer to justice.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Douglas SirkDirector
- Oscar SaulScreenplay
- Andrew SoltScreenplay
- Hans J. SalterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Claudette ColbertSister Mary Bonaventure
- Ann BlythValerie Carns
- Robert DouglasDr. Edward Jeffreys
- Anne CrawfordIsabel Jeffreys
- Philip FriendSidney Kingham
- Gladys CooperMother Superior
- Michael PateWillie Pentridge
- John AbbottAbel Harmer
- Connie GilchristSister Josephine
- Gavin MuirMelling
- Phyllis StanleyNurse Phillips
- Norma VardenPierce
Stills
Themes
mother superiorconvent (nunnery)